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DISPLAY-RACK.

Application filed. April 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW E. MILLER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Backs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a display rack of the rotary-inclosed type, in which a rotatable rack is employed for supporting the goods to be displayed, which rack is movable to and from a position within a case or compartment. Such cases or compartments are usually constructed with glass walls or panels, so that the articles on display may be readily seen by prospective customers passing the case, and the goods at the same time be protected from dust, and contamination from other sources. Economy of floor space demands that the area occupied by the case or compartment be as small as possible, and to this end said case or compartment is usually made of oblong shape, conforming to the general shape of the rack to be inclosed thereby, and of such dimensions as will readily accommodate the rack without turning, the length of the rack being usually greater than the width oi? the case. To provide the necessary clearance to permit rotation of the rack, it is customary to provide means whereby the rack may be bodily moved toward the front of the case a su'liicient distance to permit the rack to rotate without coming in contact with the rear wall of the case. One of the objects of the invention is to provide a display rack possessing the above mentioned characteristics, and particularly designed for the display of hats. A further object is to provide a display rack for hats which will be capable of supporting and displaying a maximum number of hats in a minimum space. A further object is to provide a display reel: in which the hats or other articles are supported by a rack member "formed 01? sections or panels, movable relatively to each other, and which includes means for preventing rotation of the rack member when any one of the sections or panels thereof, has been moved out of its normal position. A further object is to provide improved means for holding the sections or panels of the rack locked in their normal positions, and means automatically operated by disengage- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Serial No. 20,238.

ment of any one of the rack sections or panels from its locking means, to prevent bodily or rotative movement of the rack,

until the disengaged section is again locked. A further object is to provide hat-engaging means which may be adjusted to conform to different sizes of hats.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a display rack constructed in accordance with this invention, the hat-supporting elements being illustrated diagrammatically. Fig. 2 is a similar view, partly in section, illustrating one panel swung open, exposing a portion of the middle panel, said middle panel being broken away to expose the panel behind the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional end view, one panel being swung into open position. Fig. 4 is 'a sectional plan View, illustrating the manner of arranging the hats. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view illustrating one of the hat-supporting panels. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view illustrating a portion of one of the panels, in front elevation, and with the hat locating devices attached thereto. Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 9 are detail views illustrating the hat locating devices. Figs. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14: and 15 are detail views illustrating the hat supporting elements utilized in building up the panels of the rack. Figs. 16, 17 and 18 are detail views illustrating a modified form of hat-locating device. Figs. 19, 20, 21 and 22 are detail views illustrating the supporting and locking means for the panels of the rack. Fig. 23 is a plan view of the supporting carriage for the rack, illustrating the automatic guide and locking member. Fig. 2a is a iniilar view of a modified form of carriage.

25 is a plan view of a second modifica- "ion of the carriage. Fig. 26 is a longitudinal sectional view of the carriage illustrated in Fig. 25.

Referring to the drawing, the case or cabinet illustrated is of the usual construction, comprising a bottom 10, end walls 11, and a rear wall 12, said walls being supported by said base and supporting a top wall 13. The front opening may be closed by sliding doors 14E of any suitable type. The bottom 10 is provided with a slot 15 extending riage 18, in such manner that the base 19 is supported by said carriage.

Attached to the rack-base 19 are two rectangular rigid frames, each formed of parallel frame bars 23 arranged in pairs, to form two spaced apart middle panels which are united by brace bars 24L to add stiffness to the structure. Rigidly attached to the bars 23 forming the middle panels, are upper and lower supporting bars 25, extending transversely of said panels, and having their ends provided with holes to receive the pivot pins 26, attached to sectional panels 27, formed of parallel bars, in a manner similar to the construction of the middle panels. In order to add stiffness to the various panels, the middle panels are provided with diagonal braces 28, in addition to the bars 24:, and the sectional panels are each provided with similar diagonal braces 29.

From the foregoing, it will be seen, that the rack proper, comprises a carriage supporting a main panel member formed of two rigidly attached middle panels, and four pivotally connected sectional panels, two on each side, which are so pivoted that when in closed position they cover the next adjacent middle panel, and when in open position, said middle panel is exposed. It is obvious that the middle and sectional panels may be provided with any suitable or desirable means for supporting the articles to be displayed, according to the character of the article. In the drawings, the rack is illus trated as particularly adapted for the supporting of hats, although the invention is not limited in this particular. In order to support the hats without rubbing against each other I provide each panel with a plurality of hat supporting pockets, well illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. In making up these pockets, main pocket members 30 are employed, in connection with right hand pocket members 31, and left hand pocket members 32.. Each main pocket member 30 comprises a body portion having upturned arms 33, the extremities of which are bent over to form flanges 34, the whole being formed of a comparatively narrow strip of metal. The right hand pocket member comprises the body portion provided with an upturned flange 35 at one end, the other end being provided with the upturned arm '36, the extremity of which is bent over to form a flange 37. The left hand pocket member is similar to the right hand pocket member, in construction, except that the arrangement is reversed. In making up the pockets, a main pocket member 30 is first attached to one bottom bar 23 of which a panel is formed, and a right hand member 31' attached to one of the flanges 34, the flange 35 of said right hand member being attached to the right hand upright bar 23. The left hand member 32 is likewise attached, to the left hand flange 34:, and its flange 85 is attached to the left hand upright bar 28. A main pocket member 30 is then attached to the flanges 37 of the right and left hand members, and the above described construction is duplicated until the structure is complete. It will be observed, that the construction above outlined, is that necessary to provide one of the sectional panels. For the middle panels, a plurality of the main pocket members are secured in spaced relation, and then by superposing additional main pocket members, the pockets are formed, the right and left hand pocket members being utilized to form the pockets adjacent the upright portions of bars 23. It will be understood, also, that arrangement of pocket members,

above described, is duplicated for each pair of bars 23, forming a panel, so that each pocket is formed of spaced apart pocket members affording a two-point support for the brims of the hats 38, as illustrated in Fig. 4:. By means of the foregoing arrangement, the hat pockets are in staggered relation both vertically and laterally, and the hats are supported in such manner that their brims overlap but do not touch, thereby permitting of the storage and display of a maximum number of hats. In order to prevent the hats from slipping and sliding in the pockets, when the rack is moved or rotated, as hereinafter described, hat locating devices are provided, the same comprising spaced apart bars 40, formed of strips of metal similar to those of which the hat pockets are formed, said bars being provided with resilient clip-portions 41 to engage the spaced apart pocket members, said clip portions being provided with supporting extensions 12, each provided with a hole 43. In practice, the bars 410 are spaced apart to conform to the size of the hat with which they are to engage, and they are held in this spaced relation by means of a rod 414:, having hook portions 45, passed through the holes 43, and if desired, said rods may be provided with a tag 46 on which the size is indicated. The body portions of the bars 40 extend sufficiently high above the bottoms of the pockets, to fit within the hat they are intended to engage, and by spacing the locating devices to conform to the size of the hat, the latter is prevented from sliding when the panels are moved.

-In Figs. 16, 17 and 18, a modified form of hat locating device is illustrated, the same comprising a support 47 attached to the spaced apart pocket members, and carrying a rotatable cam disk 18, provided with cam slots 49. The locating members comprise bars 50 resting upon the spaced apart pocket members, and provided with hat-engaging portions 51, said bars being provided with operating arms 52, having fingers 53 extending into the respective cam slots 19. By rotating the disk 18, the bars 50 may be moved toward or away from each other, according to the direction of rotation. In order to insure accuracy of adjustment, the cam disk 48 is provided with a depending flange 54, numbered to conform to different sizes, and the disk may be locked with the parts in any adjusted position, by means of a pawl 55 engaging suitable notches in said disk.

In order to retain the sectional panels 27 in closed relation, parallel with the middle or intermediate panel, the ends of the rack base 19 are provided with looking devices, preferably formed of projections 56, having cam surfaces 57, and locking notches 58. The framework forming each sectional panel is sufliciently resilient to permit one of the bottom bars to ride up the cam surface 57, of its locking projection, and to drop into the notch 58 back of said cam surface. Corresponding locking devices 56 are provided for the top bars of the sectional panels.

The carriage 18 is normally retained in a position to hold the rack base 19, and the elements supported thereby, within the case or cabinet, by means of a spring 59, attached at one end to a suitable hook 60, or other device, supported by the carriage, the other end of the spring being anchored to the base of the cabinet in any preferred manner. When the carriage is moved to its forward position, it is desirable to prevent its return while the rack is being rotated, and to accomplish this result, the head 21 is provided with a depending flange 61, provided with notches 62, to afford clearance for a stop lug 63. l/Vhen the carriage is moved forward, the stop lug 63 will pass through that notch 62 which may be to the front, and then by partially rotating the rack, the flange 61 is caused to inclose the lug 63, and cotiperates with. the latter to prevent rearward movement of the carriage until one of the notches 62 registers with the lug. By referring to Fig. 23, it will be observed that the rack is normally prevented from rotation because the stop rollers 64 attached thereto, are held against the abutment stops 65, of the guide bar 66, by the spring 59, the said guide bar being secured to the floor of the case in suitable manner. When the carriage has been moved forward to the end of the slot 15, the rollers ca will have been moved away from the abutment ends 65 a sufficient distance to permit the rollers to move in an arc corresponding to the curvature of the front face of the bar 66, thus permitting rotation of 7.1 the rack base and its adjuncts. It will be observed that the rack may be rotated in either direction, and when a rotation of one hundred and eighty degrees has been accomplished, the operator may release the rack, and the same will be withdrawn into the ease by the spring 59, and held against rotation.

In practice, when it is desired to examine the articles supported by the rack, the sec tional or pivoted panels at the front of the rack, are disengaged from the notches 58, and swung at right angles, as illustrated in Fig. 4L, thereby exposing the articles supported by the front main section. The swinging movement of the sections 27 may be limited in suitable manner. When the panels 27 have been swung to open position, it is desirable to lock the rack against move ment, and to accomplish this I provide locking devices 67 pivoted to the base 19, said locking devices being constructed with over-weighted portions having locking pins or lugs 68, adapted to engage openings 69 in the floor of the case or cabinet. Said. locking devices are also provided with cam projections 70 to be engaged by the bottom bars of the pivoted panels 27, when moved to closed position, said panels when engaged with their respective notches 58, serving to hold the locking devices with their weighted portions elevated, and the lugs 68 out of engagement with the openings 69. By this arrangement, when any one of the panels 27 is moved to open position, the locking device 67 for that panel, automatically drops so that its lug 68 engages the contiguous opening 69, and movement of the rack is prevented until the locking device is disengaged from the floor of the cabinet by the return of the panel 27 to its closed position.

If, after swinging the front panels 2T to open position, it is desirable or necessary to examine articles supported by the rear main panel and the rear movable panels, the front movable panels are returned to closed posi tion. The operator then pulls the rack forward until the rollers 6% have cleared the abutment ends 65, at which time the stop lug 63 will have passed through to the inner side of flange 61. The base 19 may then be rotated until the rear side of the rack is brought to the front, the lug 63 preventing rearward movement of the rack during the rotation of the base. In order to keep the rack in balance, the tops of the main panels are connected by a plate 71, provided with a pivot 72, extending into a slot 73 formed in a guide member 74 supported above the rack. Just as soon as the rear panels are brought around to the front, in a position parallel with the rear wall of the case, the rack is released, whereupon the spring returns the base and its adjuncts to the rearward position within the case. Thus it will be seen that by means of the abutment ends 65 and the rollers 6A, rotation of the rack is prevented while in its rearward position, and that rearward movement of the rack is prevented until the rack is in proper position with respect to the rear wall of the case, by means of the flange 61 and stop lug 63. In this manner the rear wall of the case is protected from any injury that might be caused by careless handling of the rack.

In Fig. 24 is illustrated a modified means for preventing rotation of the rack when in its rearward position. The construction is practically the same as that illustrated in Fig. 28, except that the guide bar 66 is omitted, and abutment members 7 5 are provided to cooperate with the rollers 65, said abutment members having beveled ends 76 to permit said rollers to move through their curved path when the carriage has been moved to forward position.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 25,

the rack base 77 is made of a length and width corresponding with the length and combined width of the two main or middle panels, which are supported thereby. Projecting from the side edges of the base, are the locking devices 78 for the pivoted sections, and the last mentioned sections are pivoted to projecting portions 79 at the ends of the base. The base is provided with a depending pivot pin 80 extending into slot 15, and is supported upon ball bearings 81. A locking roller 82 is attached'to the underside of the base 77, and arranged to enter either of the locking pockets 83, of a guide bar 84. When it is' desired to rotate the base, the rack is pulled forward, and as it moves forward, the roller 82 is withdrawn from the pocket 83, whereupon the base may be rotated, being guided in its movement by the bar 84E. When the roller 82 arrives at a position opposite the other pocket 83, rearward movement of the rack will cause the roller to enter said-pocket, and thereby lock the rack against further rotation. Should it be desired to rotate the rack to its original position, the roller is withdrawn from the pocket by a forward movement of the rack, and then by reversing the direction of the original rotation, the rack may be returned to its previous position.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention, and described an operative manner of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what 1 claim 1. A display rack of the character described comprising a base, a support rotatably mounted thereon, a main article sup porting panel member of skeleton construction carried by said support, upper and lower supporting bars carried by the ends of said main panel member and disposed trans versely thereof, and auxiliary article supporting panel members pivotally engaging the ends of said bars and mounted to inclose the'main panel member.

2. A display rack of the character described comprising a rotatable support, a main panel member resting upon and attached to said support, said panel member being formed of a plurality of spaced apart article supporting panels located wholly above said base, and movable panel members inclosing the main panel members.

3. A display rack of the character described comprising a base, a support mounted to have rectilinear and rotatable movements thereon, a main panel member of skeleton construction carried by said support, supporting bars carried by the ends of said main panel member and disposed transversely thereof, and auxiliary panel members pivotally supported by the ends of said bars and mounted to inclose the main panel member.

4'. A display rack of the character described comprising a support capable of rectilinear and rotatable movements, a main panel member carried by said support, supporting bars carried by the ends of said main panel member and disposed transversely thereof, auxiliary panel members pivotably supported at their outer ends between the ends of said supporting bars and mounted to inclose the main panel memher, and means attached to said support for locking the movable panel members in positions parallel with the panel member.

5. A display rack of the character described comprising a rotatable base, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top face of said base, movable panel members pivotally supported by the main panel member, and means attached to said base for locking the movable panel members in positions parallel with the main panel member.

6. A display rack of the character described, comprising a flat rotatable base, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top of said base, and pivotally supported movable panel members, all of said panel members being constructed of spaced apart relatively stationary bars.

7. A display rack of the character de scribed, comprising a fiat rotatable base, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top of said base, movable panel members pivotally supported by the main panel member, said base being provided with means for locking said panels in positions parallel with the main panel member.

8. A display rack of the character described, comprising a flat rotatable base, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top of said base, and movable panel members pivotally supported by the main panel member, said base having locking notches to engage the edges of said movable panels.

9. A display rack of the character described, comprising a flat rotatable base, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top of said base, pivotally supported panel members, and locking projections attached to said base and provided with notches to receive the lower edges of the pivoted panel members.

10. A display rack of the character described comprising a base, a carriage reciprocably mounted within said base, means for guiding the carriage, a base rotatably supported by said carriage, a main panel member resting upon and rigidly secured to the top of said base, and ,movable panel members positioned to inclose the main panel member.

11. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a main panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members arranged to normally lie parallel with the main panel member, and supported to move with said base and means for preventing movement of said base when said pivoted panel members are moved out of their parallel position.

12. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a main panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members supported to move with said base, means for locking said pivotally supported panel members against movement, and means for preventing movement of said base when any one of the pivotally supported panel members is disengaged from its locking means.

A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members supported to move with said base, said base being provided with means for looking said pivoted pa'nel members in positions parallel with. the main panel member, and means for preventing movement of said base when any one of the pivoted panel members is disengaged "from its locking means.

14. A display rack of the character de scribed, comprising a movable base, a panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members supported to move with said base, and locking devices for preventing movement of said base, said locking de vices being controlled by the pivoted panel members,

15. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a panel member rigidly attached to said base, pizvoted panel members movable with said'base, and gravity operated locking devices carried by said base, said locking devices being controlled by the pivoted panel members.

16. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a panel member rigidly attached. to said base, pivoted panel members movable with said base, means for locking the pivoted panel members in positions parallel with the rigid panel member, and locking devices for preventing movement of said base, said locking devices.

being held in inoperative position when said pivoted panel members are in engagement with their respective locking means.

17. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a supported panel member movable with said base and pivoted in eccentric relation thereto, means for locking said panel against pivotal movement, and means for preventing movement of said base when said panel is disengaged from its locking means.

18. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a main panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members movable with said base, means for locking the pivoted panel members in positions parallel with the main panel member, and locking devices for preventing movement of said base, said locking devices being provided with cam projections to be engaged by the pivoted panel members when in locked position.

19. A display rack of the character described, comprising a movable base, a main panel member rigidly attached to said base, pivoted panel members movable with said base, means for locking the pivoted panel members in positions parallel with the main panel member, and locking devices pivoted to said base, one end of each locking device being provided with a cam portion to be engaged by one of the pivoted panel members, the other end of each locking device being weighted.

20. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, a stationary panel member resting upon and secured to the top face of said movable base, movable panel members pivotably supported by the stationary panel members, and looking devices carried by the base and controlled by said movable panel members, said locking devices having means for engaging said holes.

21. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, locking devices pivoted to said base and provided with means for engaging said holes, and stationary and movable panel members supported by said base, said movable panel members being positioned to engage said locking devices to control the same.

22. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, gravity controlled locking devices carried by said base and provided with projections positioned to engage said holes and lock said base against movement, and movable panel members carried by said base and positioned to engage said locking devices to control the operation thereof.

23. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, locking devices pivoted to said movable base and provided with means for engaging said holes to lock the base against movement, said locking devices having cam portions, and panel members supported by said base and movable to engage said cam portions to control said locking devices. 24-. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, locking devices pivoted to said base, each locking device comprising an over weighted portion provided with a projection to enter one of said holes, the other end of said looking device being provided with a cam portion, and panel members supported by said base and movable to engage said cam portions of the locking devices, whereby the weighted ends may be lifted.

25. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom walls, of a movable base guided by said bottom wall, a main panel member supported by said base, movable panel members supported by the main panel member, locking devices pivoted to said base, each locking device having a cam portion and an over weighted locking portion which latter is positioned to engage a hole in said bottom wall, the cam portion being positioned to extend into the path of movement of one of the movable panels.

26. The combination with a case or cabinet having holes in its bottom wall, of a movable base provided with a main panel member and pivoted panel members, said base having locking notches to receive portions of the pivoted panel members, and overweighted locking devices carried by said base and having cam portions positioned to be engaged by the respective pivoted panel members when the latter are in engagement with said locking notches, said locking devices having means for engaging said holes when the panels are disengaged from said cam portions.

27. The combination with a case or cabinet provided with guiding means, a movable carriage engaging said guiding means, a base located above the carriage and provided with a head rotatably engaging the carriage, said head having a portion depending from the carriage, article supporting means carried by said base, and means independent of the guiding means and posipending from the carriage, article supporting means carried by said base, and means independent of the guiding means and positioned to engage the depending portion of said head to prevent rearward movement of the carriage when the base has been partially rotated while in a forward position within said case, and means for normally retaining said carriage in a rearward position within said case. y

29. The combination with a case or cabinet provided with guiding means, of a re ciprocable carriage engaging said guiding means, a base located above said carriage and provided with a head rotatably engaging the carriage, said head having a portion depending below the carriage, a spring acting to retain the carriage in a normally rearward position, a stop located near the front of the case, said depending portion being shaped to engage said stop to prevent return of the carriage from front position after partial rotation of the base while the carriage is in said front position.

30. The combination with a case or cabinet provided with guiding means, of a carriage engaging said guiding means and pro= vided with a circular opening, a head rota tably mounted within said opening and provided with a supporting base and a depending flange, display means supported by said base, and means cooperating with said flange for preventing rearward movement of the head while the carriage is in its forward position.

31. A display rack of the character described comprising a reciprocable carriage provided with a circular opening, and a head rotatably engaging the wall of said opening and provided with a supporting base and depending lock engaging flange, a detent positioned to engage said flange and display means resting upon the top face of said base.

32. A. display rack of the character described comprising a reciprocable carriage provided with a circular opening, a head having its periphery rotatably engaging the walls of said opening and provided with a superposed base and a depending lock engaging flange, a detent positioned to engage said flange, said base being connected to the head by a reduced neck portion, and display means resting upon and supported by the top face of said base.

33. The combination with a case or cabinet, of a carriage mounted to reciprocate to and from a position within said case or cabinet, display means rotatably supported by said carriage, spaced apart abutments secured to the bottom of the case or cabinet, complemental abutments depending from the display means, and means for holding said carriage normally in a rearward position with the abutments in engagement, whereby the rotation of the carriage while in its rearward position is prevented.

84. The combination with a case or cabinet, of a carriage mounted to reciprocate to and from a position within said case or cabinet, display means rotatably supported by said carriage, a guide bar secured to the bottom of the case or cabinet and provided at its ends with abutment portions, stop members depending from said display means, and means for holding the carriage in a normally rearward position with the stop members in engagement with the abutment portions.

85. The combination with a case or cabinet, of a carriage mounted to reciprocate to and from a position within said case or cabinet, display means rotatably supported by said carriage, spaced apart abutments secured to the bottom of the case or cabinet, complemental abutments depending from the display means, and means for holding said carriage normally in a rearward position with the abutments in engagement, whereby the rotation of the carriage while in its rearward position is prevented, and means for preventing rearward movement of the carriage during the rotation of the display means while the carriage is in its forward position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW E. MILLER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. MILLER, HERMAN D. HINTERNESOH. 

